Undergarment



E. VAN RAALTE UNDERGARMENT Filed Sept; 4. 1923 @www/woz atented le 6, i924.

BENJAMIN VAN RAALTE, F NEW Y0, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 VAN RAALTE COMP INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

UNDERGARMENT.

Application led September 1923. Serial No. 680,722.

To all whom it may concerne.' shoulder straps 2 which extend over the Be it known that I, BENJAMIN VAN shoulders of the wearer and thus support RAALTE, a citizen of the United States, and the garment on the wearer. It is under- 55 a resident of the city, county, and State of stood that several other garments having New York, have invented a certain new and shoulder straps are worn by the wearer at useful Improvement in Undergarments, of the same time which consist of a brassire which the following is a specication. and a camisole. In order to keep the This invention relates to an undergarment' shoulder straps of these three garments to- 60 for women, particularly an undershirt or gethe'r, the shoulder straps 2 on the Vest 1 undervest and has for its object to provide are provided with laterally extending tabs a means on the shoulder straps of such a 3 and 4, the ends of which are detachably garment for engaging and holding together Secured together by interengaging snap said shoulder straps and the shoulder straps fastener members 5 and 6. When so en- 05 of such other garments as maybe Worn at gaged, the tabs form a loop onthe front the same time. face of each of the straps 2 which contines A further object of this invention is to the shoulder straps on the other garments provide on the shoulder -straps of an under and holds said straps together with the strap garment, a fabric loop intended to coni-ine 2 as a unit and keeps the same from sepa- 7@ the shoulder straps of the various garments rating and slipping from the shoulders of worn at-the same time and hold the same the wearer.

together substantially as a unit. The tabs 3 and 4 consist of the ends of a ith these objects and such other objects continuous section of ribbon or tape which as may hereinafter appear, in view, li have extends in back of each of the straps 2 and 75 devised the particular arrangement of parte, is secured thereto by the stitches 7.

hereinafter set forth and more particularly In the modified form of construction pointed out in the claims appended hereto. Shown in Figures 4 and 5, asection of ribbon Reference is to be had to the accompanyor tape 8 is secured to the back of the ing drawing, forming a part hereof in shoulder strap 2 by means of stitches 9 and t which the ends of said ribbon or tape are brought 3@ Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upto the front oi the strap 2 and tied together per portion of an undergarment provided in a bow as at 10 to form theconfining loop.

with my improvement; It will be understood that these loops may Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of be positloned at any point on each of the the shoulder straps showing one of the straps 2 to suit various requirements or it shoulder strap holding loops; desired, several of such loops may be placed Figure 3 isa sectional view on the line on each strap 2. 3-3 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of From the foregoing, it is obvious that my the arrows; l invention is not to be restricted to the exact mi Fi 1re 4 is a pers ective view of a modiembodiment shown but is broad enough to 40 tied orm of loop wlliose ends are united by cover all structures coming within the scope tying the` same together, and of the annexed claims.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a section of the Having described my invention, what E shoulder strap shown in Figure 4 with the claim is: @d loop in its open position. I 1. An article of the class described com- Throughout the various views of the prising a garment having a shoulder strap,

drawings, similar reference characters desiga ribbon secured behind said strap and havnate similar parts. ing its ends brought forward acro the In the preferred embodiment of my infront of said strap and detachably united g vention as ldisclosed in Figures 1, 2 and 3, together to form a loop.

I have shown the upper portion of an under- 2. An article of the class described comarment consistin of an undervest l and rising a rment havin a shoulder stra, t e mme is provi ed with the convtional Eabric strips projecting aterally from .t

opposite longitudinal edges and adapted to longitudinal edges of the strap, said ends be detachably united across the `front face v being adapted to be detachably united to of said strip. form the same into a loop across the front l0 3. An article of the class described comof the strap. V prising a garment having a shoulder strap, Signed at the city, county and State of a fabrlc strip secured to said strap and hav- New York, this 27 day of August, 1923. ing its ends ext/ending laterally from the BENJ. VAN RAALTE. 

